UK area code
01253 area code — Blackpool
01253 is Ofcom’s Blackpool numbering area, in Lancashire, North West England. 81 phone companies hold its 288 allocated number blocks. Visitors have checked 26 different 01253 numbers here. Its numbers are written like 01253 234 567. The nearest other codes are 01995 Garstang (20 km) and 01704 Southport (20 km).
01253 at a glance
- Ofcom area name
- Blackpool
- County
- Lancashire
- Council area
- Blackpool
- Region
- North West England
- Number format
- 01253 234 567 (4+6)
- Local calls
- Full number recommended
- Current code since
- 1995 (previously 0253)
- Allocated blocks
- 288 of 505 (57%) across 81 providers
- Newest block
- 17 March 2026 (1 in the last 12 months)
Sources: Ofcom numbering data (weekly) and area-code list, Ofcom Numbering Plan, ONS geography.
What people check and report about 01253 numbers
From searches in our lookup form since 13 May 2026 and the verdicts and reports visitors left. A check means someone typed the number in, usually after a missed call.
- Checks
- 28
- Different numbers checked
- 26
- Different people checking
- 27
That makes 01253 numbers the 39th most-checked of the 443 UK area codes people have looked up here.
If a 01253 number called you
No clear pattern in reports for these numbers yet. If a call worried you:
- 1
Call back on a number you trust
If a caller says they're your bank, HMRC, a courier or a council, hang up and ring the organisation on the number from its website or your statement, never the number that called you. Caller ID can be faked.
- 2
Forward it to 7726
On a mobile, copy the caller's number from your recent calls and text it to 7726 (it spells SPAM). Scam texts can be forwarded to 7726 as they are. It's free, and your network uses the reports to investigate and block numbers.
- 3
Stop sales calls
Register your landline and mobile free with the Telephone Preference Service (0345 070 0707). Legitimate UK marketers must check it; calls should drop within 28 days. It won't stop scammers.
- 4
If you lost money or shared details
Call your bank on the number on your card (or 159 to reach most UK banks safely), then report it to Report Fraud online or on 0300 123 2040. Report Fraud replaced Action Fraud on 4 December 2025 for England, Wales and Northern Ireland; in Scotland call Police Scotland on 101.
01253 history and number format
Number format: Numbers on 01253 use Ofcom's 4+6 format: the 5-digit code (including the leading 0) followed by a 6-digit local number — written like 01253 234 567.
Before 1995: 01253 took its current form at PhONEday on 16 April 1995, when a "1" was inserted into every UK geographic code — before that the area dialled 0253.
Local dialling: Traditionally not from another 01253 landline, but it now depends on your provider: Ofcom stopped requiring providers to offer local (code-free) dialling on 11 March 2022. Dialling 01253 first always works, and mobiles always need it.
Allocation record: the oldest number block still visible on 01253 was allocated on 15 July 1994, and the most recent on 17 March 2026. 1 block was allocated in the last 12 months — newly-activated ranges with no call history, which is worth knowing when an unfamiliar 01253 number rings (see the weekly numbering changelog for every new allocation.)
Phone companies holding 01253 numbers
Every Ofcom range holder with blocks on 01253, by allocated blocks. The holder is the company Ofcom allocated the block to; a number can since have been ported to another provider (see range holder vs current provider).
| Range holder | Allocated | All blocks | First block | Latest block |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BT | 104 | 104 | 15 July 1994 | 19 February 2024 |
| Sky UK Limited | 28 | 28 | 25 June 2013 | 17 February 2022 |
| TalkTalk Communications Limited | 18 | 18 | 13 March 2007 | 22 March 2019 |
| Vodafone Ltd (C&W) | 13 | 13 | 28 June 2013 | 15 November 2021 |
| Gamma Telecom Holdings Limited | 12 | 12 | 16 February 2004 | 19 April 2022 |
| Magrathea Telecommunications Limited | 7 | 7 | 16 November 2011 | 16 November 2011 |
| GCI Network Solutions Limited | 6 | 6 | 19 April 2017 | 26 February 2024 |
| Colt Technology Services | 5 | 5 | 17 April 2015 | 7 September 2023 |
| TGL Services (UK) Ltd | 5 | 5 | 2 February 2015 | 2 February 2015 |
| Virgin Media Limited | 5 | 5 | 1 September 2006 | 16 March 2016 |
| Barritel Limited | 3 | 3 | 13 June 2014 | 2 September 2022 |
| IOVOX Limited | 3 | 3 | 3 April 2012 | 23 December 2016 |
| Redcentric Solutions Limited | 3 | 3 | 5 June 2015 | 5 June 2015 |
| Digital Space Group Limited | 2 | 2 | 15 March 2016 | 12 April 2016 |
| Flextel Limited | 2 | 2 | 27 June 2017 | 27 June 2017 |
| Fuse 2 Communications Ltd | 2 | 2 | 6 May 2021 | 22 January 2024 |
| Served Up Limited | 2 | 2 | 1 March 2013 | 1 March 2013 |
| Twilio Ireland Limited | 2 | 2 | 13 October 2020 | 14 July 2025 |
| Voiceflex Limited | 2 | 2 | 4 September 2007 | 11 December 2024 |
| Voxbone SA | 2 | 2 | 23 November 2007 | 17 December 2021 |
| WAVECREST NETWORKS LIMITED | 2 | 2 | 16 December 2019 | 16 December 2019 |
| (AQ) LIMITED | 1 | 1 | 17 October 2011 | 17 October 2011 |
| 24 Seven Cloud Communications Ltd | 1 | 1 | 17 January 2020 | 17 January 2020 |
| 8x8 Communications UK Limited | 1 | 1 | 26 March 2012 | 26 March 2012 |
| AQL Wholesale Ltd | 1 | 1 | 1 November 2004 | 1 November 2004 |
| Alnitak GmbH | 1 | 1 | 10 June 2016 | 10 June 2016 |
| Andrews & Arnold (Numbers) Ltd | 1 | 1 | 26 February 2009 | 26 February 2009 |
| Belgacom International Carrier Services SA | 1 | 1 | 3 October 2019 | 3 October 2019 |
| Buzz Networks Limited | 1 | 1 | 24 February 2010 | 24 February 2010 |
| Citrus Telecommunications Ltd | 1 | 1 | 11 April 2006 | 11 April 2006 |
Showing the 30 largest of 81 holders.
Openreach exchanges at Blackpool
Exchanges Openreach lists at this location in its copper stop-sell programme, with the date new copper orders stop.
- South Shore LCSSHStop sell 26-May-25 · Tranche 16
All number blocks on 01253first 200 of 505, by prefix
| Prefix | Status | Range holder |
|---|---|---|
| +44 125300 | Protected | — |
| +44 125301 | Protected | — |
| +44 125302 | Protected | — |
| +44 125303 | Protected | — |
| +44 125304 | Protected | — |
| +44 125305 | Protected | — |
| +44 125306 | Protected | — |
| +44 125307 | Protected | — |
| +44 125308 | Protected | — |
| +44 125309 | Protected | — |
| +44 125310 | Protected | — |
| +44 1253110 | Protected | — |
| +44 1253111 | Protected | — |
| +44 1253112 | Protected | — |
| +44 1253113 | Protected | — |
| +44 1253114 | Protected | — |
| +44 1253115 | Protected | — |
| +44 1253116 | Protected | — |
| +44 1253117 | Protected | — |
| +44 1253118 | Protected | — |
| +44 1253119 | Protected | — |
| +44 125312 | Protected | — |
| +44 125313 | Protected | — |
| +44 125314 | Protected | — |
| +44 125315 | Protected | — |
| +44 125316 | Protected | — |
| +44 125317 | Protected | — |
| +44 125318 | Protected | — |
| +44 125319 | Protected | — |
| +44 125320 | Allocated | Gamma Telecom Holdings Limited |
| +44 1253210 | Protected | — |
| +44 1253211 | Protected | — |
| +44 1253212 | Protected | — |
| +44 1253213 | Protected | — |
| +44 1253214 | Protected | — |
| +44 1253215 | Protected | — |
| +44 1253216 | Protected | — |
| +44 1253217 | Protected | — |
| +44 1253218 | Protected | — |
| +44 1253219 | Protected | — |
| +44 1253220 | Allocated | DRD Communications Limited |
| +44 1253221 | Protected | — |
| +44 1253222 | Protected | — |
| +44 1253223 | Protected | — |
| +44 1253224 | Allocated | BT |
| +44 1253225 | Protected | — |
| +44 1253226 | Allocated | Voxbone SA |
| +44 1253227 | Allocated | Sky UK Limited |
| +44 1253228 | Allocated | BT |
| +44 1253229 | Allocated | Gamma Telecom Holdings Limited |
| +44 1253230 | Protected | — |
| +44 1253231 | Allocated | Redcentric Solutions Limited |
| +44 1253232 | Allocated | Redcentric Solutions Limited |
| +44 1253233 | Protected | — |
| +44 1253234 | Protected | — |
| +44 1253235 | Protected | — |
| +44 1253236 | Protected | — |
| +44 1253237 | Protected | — |
| +44 1253238 | Protected | — |
| +44 1253239 | Allocated | Redcentric Solutions Limited |
| +44 1253240 | Protected | — |
| +44 1253241 | Protected | — |
| +44 1253242 | Protected | — |
| +44 1253243 | Protected | — |
| +44 1253244 | Protected | — |
| +44 1253245 | Protected | — |
| +44 1253246 | Protected | — |
| +44 1253247 | Protected | — |
| +44 1253248 | Protected | — |
| +44 1253249 | Protected | — |
| +44 1253250 | Allocated | TGL Services (UK) Ltd |
| +44 1253251 | Allocated | TGL Services (UK) Ltd |
| +44 1253252 | Allocated | TGL Services (UK) Ltd |
| +44 1253253 | Allocated | TGL Services (UK) Ltd |
| +44 1253254 | Allocated | TGL Services (UK) Ltd |
| +44 1253255 | Allocated | GCI Network Solutions Limited |
| +44 1253256 | Allocated | Gamma Telecom Holdings Limited |
| +44 1253257 | Allocated | BT |
| +44 1253258 | Allocated | KCOM Group Ltd |
| +44 1253259 | Allocated | Fuse 2 Communications Ltd |
| +44 1253260 | Allocated | Flextel Limited |
| +44 1253261 | Allocated | Flextel Limited |
| +44 1253262 | Protected | — |
| +44 1253263 | Protected | — |
| +44 1253264 | Protected | — |
| +44 1253265 | Protected | — |
| +44 1253266 | Protected | — |
| +44 1253267 | Protected | — |
| +44 1253268 | Protected | — |
| +44 1253269 | Protected | — |
| +44 1253270 | Protected | — |
| +44 1253271 | Allocated | Nexbridge Communications Limited |
| +44 1253272 | Allocated | Simwood eSMS Limited |
| +44 1253273 | Allocated | Sky UK Limited |
| +44 1253274 | Allocated | TalkTalk Communications Limited |
| +44 1253275 | Allocated | TalkTalk Communications Limited |
| +44 1253276 | Allocated | IOVOX Limited |
| +44 1253277 | Allocated | 8x8 Communications UK Limited |
| +44 1253278 | Allocated | ICC Networks Ltd |
| +44 1253279 | Allocated | Sky UK Limited |
| +44 1253280 | Allocated | TalkTalk Communications Limited |
| +44 1253281 | Allocated | TelNG Limited |
| +44 1253282 | Allocated | Commi Holdings Limited |
| +44 1253283 | Allocated | TalkTalk Communications Limited |
| +44 1253284 | Allocated | Virgin Media Limited |
| +44 1253285 | Allocated | Virgin Media Limited |
| +44 1253286 | Allocated | Localphone Limited |
| +44 1253287 | Allocated | Spitfire Network Services Limited |
| +44 1253288 | Protected | — |
| +44 1253289 | Allocated | Resilient Limited |
| +44 125329 | Allocated | BT |
| +44 125330 | Allocated | BT |
| +44 125331 | Allocated | Virgin Media Limited |
| +44 1253320 | Allocated | GCI Network Solutions Limited |
| +44 1253321 | Protected | — |
| +44 1253322 | Protected | — |
| +44 1253323 | Protected | — |
| +44 1253324 | Protected | — |
| +44 1253325 | Protected | — |
| +44 1253326 | Protected | — |
| +44 1253327 | Protected | — |
| +44 1253328 | Protected | — |
| +44 1253329 | Protected | — |
| +44 1253330 | Allocated | BT |
| +44 1253331 | Allocated | BT |
| +44 1253332 | Allocated | BT |
| +44 1253333 | Allocated | BT |
| +44 1253334 | Allocated | Telappliant Limited |
| +44 1253335 | Allocated | Gamma Telecom Holdings Limited |
| +44 1253336 | Allocated | BT |
| +44 1253337 | Allocated | BT |
| +44 1253338 | Allocated | BT |
| +44 1253339 | Allocated | BT |
| +44 125334 | Allocated | BT |
| +44 125335 | Allocated | BT |
| +44 1253360 | Allocated | Fuse 2 Communications Ltd |
| +44 1253361 | Allocated | BT |
| +44 1253362 | Allocated | BT |
| +44 1253363 | Allocated | Nuso Cloud UK Limited |
| +44 1253364 | Allocated | Liquid 11 Limited |
| +44 1253365 | Allocated | TalkTalk Communications Limited |
| +44 1253366 | Allocated | Buzz Networks Limited |
| +44 1253367 | Allocated | Sky UK Limited |
| +44 1253368 | Protected | — |
| +44 1253369 | Allocated | BT |
| +44 1253370 | Allocated | BT |
| +44 1253371 | Allocated | Sky UK Limited |
| +44 1253372 | Allocated | EVE CONNECT LTD |
| +44 1253373 | Allocated | Barritel Limited |
| +44 1253374 | Allocated | TalkTalk Communications Limited |
| +44 1253375 | Allocated | BT |
| +44 1253376 | Allocated | Gamma Telecom Holdings Limited |
| +44 1253377 | Allocated | Served Up Limited |
| +44 1253378 | Allocated | Served Up Limited |
| +44 1253379 | Free | — |
| +44 1253380 | Allocated | TalkTalk Communications Limited |
| +44 1253381 | Allocated | Invoco Ltd |
| +44 1253382 | Allocated | BT |
| +44 1253383 | Protected | — |
| +44 1253384 | Allocated | Vonage Business Limited |
| +44 1253385 | Allocated | Colt Technology Services |
| +44 1253386 | Allocated | BT |
| +44 1253387 | Allocated | TELNYX UK LIMITED |
| +44 1253388 | Allocated | Voiceflex Limited |
| +44 1253389 | Allocated | Twilio Ireland Limited |
| +44 125339 | Allocated | BT |
| +44 125340 | Allocated | BT |
| +44 125341 | Allocated | Vodafone Ltd (C&W) |
| +44 1253420 | Allocated | Windsor Telecom Limited |
| +44 1253421 | Allocated | Sky UK Limited |
| +44 1253422 | Allocated | Sky UK Limited |
| +44 1253423 | Allocated | TalkTalk Communications Limited |
| +44 1253424 | Allocated | Sky UK Limited |
| +44 1253425 | Allocated | TalkTalk Communications Limited |
| +44 1253426 | Protected | — |
| +44 1253427 | Allocated | Internexus Networks Limited |
| +44 1253428 | Allocated | TalkTalk Communications Limited |
| +44 1253429 | Allocated | Sky UK Limited |
| +44 1253430 | Protected | — |
| +44 1253431 | Protected | — |
| +44 1253432 | Protected | — |
| +44 1253433 | Protected | — |
| +44 1253434 | Allocated | Six Degrees Technology Group Limited |
| +44 1253435 | Protected | — |
| +44 1253436 | Protected | — |
| +44 1253437 | Protected | — |
| +44 1253438 | Protected | — |
| +44 1253439 | Protected | — |
| +44 125344 | Allocated | Virgin Media Limited |
| +44 1253450 | Protected | — |
| +44 1253451 | Protected | — |
| +44 1253452 | Protected | — |
| +44 1253453 | Protected | — |
| +44 1253454 | Protected | — |
| +44 1253455 | Protected | — |
| +44 1253456 | Protected | — |
| +44 1253457 | Protected | — |
| +44 1253458 | Allocated | Vodafone Ltd (C&W) |
| +44 1253459 | Allocated | Vodafone Ltd (C&W) |
| +44 1253460 | Protected | — |
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FAQs about 01253
Where is area code 01253?
01253 is Ofcom's Blackpool numbering area, in Lancashire, North West England. Its exchange town is in Blackpool. From abroad, drop the 0 and dial +44 1253.
Do I need to dial 01253 for a local call?
Traditionally not from another 01253 landline, but it now depends on your provider: Ofcom stopped requiring providers to offer local (code-free) dialling on 11 March 2022. Dialling 01253 first always works, and mobiles always need it.
How are 01253 numbers written?
Numbers on 01253 use Ofcom's 4+6 format: the 5-digit code (including the leading 0) followed by a 6-digit local number — written like 01253 234 567. From abroad the leading zero is dropped: +44 1253 then the local number.
What was the 01253 area code before?
01253 took its current form at PhONEday on 16 April 1995, when a "1" was inserted into every UK geographic code — before that the area dialled 0253. Old signage or stationery showing 0253 refers to the same Blackpool numbers.
Which phone companies hold 01253 numbers?
Ofcom lists 81 providers with allocated blocks on 01253. The largest are BT with 104 of the 288 allocated blocks, Sky UK Limited with 28 of the 288 allocated blocks and TalkTalk Communications Limited with 18 of the 288 allocated blocks. Numbers can be ported, so a number's current provider may differ from the block's holder.
Are 01253 numbers reported as scams?
Visitors have checked 26 different 01253 numbers here 28 times since May 2026.
Which area codes are next to 01253?
By distance between exchange towns, the nearest other codes are 01995 Garstang (20 km), 01704 Southport (20 km), 01524 Lancaster (29 km) and 01772 Preston (34 km).
How do I report a scam call from a 01253 number?
On a mobile, text the caller's number to 7726 (free). If you lost money or shared details, call your bank and report it to Report Fraud (0300 123 2040), which replaced Action Fraud in December 2025. Unwanted sales calls go to the ICO after registering with the Telephone Preference Service.